What Causes Visible Veins On Scrotum And Varicose Veins His Legs?

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2015

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Question : My husband has visible veins on his scrotum. Last week one vein started to bleed.
He put pressure on it and it stopped, until this afternoon when it started to bleed again.
He is 87 years old. He takes a lot of Ibuprofen for arthritis pain.
He has vericose veins in his legs.

Answered by Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Bleeding from scrotal veins

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.

Your husband (age 87 years) has visible dilated veins on the skin of scrotum.
Elderly skin can bruise easily and some people have skin like transparent tissue paper.These changes make the skin less durable, and more susceptible to damage.Skin fragility with underlying nutritional deficiency can cause bleeding from otherwise dilated veins on scrotal skin in association with varicose veins (often due to valve incompetence).

Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX

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